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Tara O’Brien, who retired as a teacher at Hampshire Regional High School last spring, was recently named as a Mass Audubon Conservation Teacher of the Year.

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Recently retired Tara O’Brien tapped as conservation teacher of the year by Mass Audubon

by Emily Thurlow Staff WriterNovember 2, 2022

I found this little brown bat, looking at me with a decidedly sleepy expression on its face, in my garage. The bat’s huge ears, used for echolocation, are the inspiration for the genus name "myotis," or "mouse ear."

Speaking of Nature: Getting to know bats

by Bill Danielson For the GazetteNovember 1, 2022

A yellow-rumped warbler in fall plumage sits atop the dry flowers of a goldenrod plant and reaches out to grasp a tiny, hidden insect.

Speaking of Nature: A final fall warbler

by Bill Danielson For the GazetteOctober 25, 2022

While humming a gentle lullaby, Autumn paints the landscape with a beautiful palette dominated by the colors of fire.

Speaking of Nature: Autumn’s lullaby: Preparing the world for sleep

by Bill Danielson For the GazetteOctober 18, 2022

Liz Forkel, who recently finished her northbound AT thru-hike, seated here on the edge of Clingmans Dome in Tennessee.

Aging with Adventure with Eric Weld: Seek adventure, find yourself

by Eric Weld For the GazetteOctober 14, 2022

Little Bruce (left) appears to have the beginnings of some nice long crest feathers. Big Bruce (right) has a stunted crest, a black patch behind his eye and some new tail feathers growing in. Both birds might qualify as a "hot mess."

Speaking of Nature: Like father, like son: Big and Little Bruce

by Bill Danielson For the GazetteOctober 11, 2022

This photo of a short-tailed shrew shows it all. Note the short tail (for which the species is named), the short, velvety fur, the small ears and the tiny eyes that all prove useful for an animal that spends much of its time underground.

Speaking of Nature: A small surprise: The short-tailed shrew

by Bill Danielson For the GazetteOctober 4, 2022

Eye-to-eye with an Atlantic white cedar: when the author tripped over a giant sphagnum mound near Rochester, she found the cedar nursery habitat she had been seeking: the moist sphagnum moss below and shade from leatherleaf above was just right for raising young Atlantic white cedar seedlings.

Earth Matters: Falling for cedars

by Christine Hatch For the GazetteSeptember 29, 2022

I snapped this photo of Picky Pete as he paused to eat a seed that finally met his exacting standards. He actually dropped down into the long grass to retrieve this particular morsel.

Speaking of Nature: The tale of Picky Pete

by Bill Danielson For the GazetteSeptember 27, 2022

Heinz is working with Pulpex to prototype a food-grade bottle made from sustainably sourced wood pulp that can be recycled and biodegrades if it is thrown away.

EarthTalk: Making food packaging more sustainable

by Staff Report E - The Environmental MagazineSeptember 27, 2022